Laukhella

Laukhella or Ytre Laukhella (Norwegian) or Lávkheallu (Northern Sami)^[2] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies to the west of the village of Silsand on the island of Senja. It is located along the Laksfjorden, about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the town of Finnsnes.

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Laukhella Laukhella (Norwegian) Ytre Laukhella (Norwegian) Lávkheallu (Northern Sami)
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View of Laukhella (in the upper right part of the picture)
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Coordinates: 69°14′09″N 17°53′35″E / 69.23593°N 17.89301°E / 69.23593; 17.89301
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Senja Municipality
Elevation [1]	9 m (30 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9303 Silsand
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The village and surrounding area is home to several hundred people,^[3] and one major local industry is a prefabricated house factory. Islandsbotn stadium is also here, which is the home field of the FK Senja football team.

1. ^ "Laukhella, Senja" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1931 Lenvik" (PDF) (in Norwegian).

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